Jim Finerty - not sure of his employment status, but I think he has a full time job already
Dom Wren - Currently employed with school district as the AD for Sullivan Middle School; Head Coach of Northwestern Boys Soccer
Manford - ?
Jose - ?
Franco - had told his team from last year that he would be graduating with his Masters next spring(?)and wouldn't be returning afterwards.
I say all of the above because the job opening was public knowledge to those in the local soccer community. I would imagine if these gentlemen were REMOTELY interested in the position, they would have pursued it. Only one of the gentlemen pursuing this position had any affiliation with DSC and he didn't get the job. Another candidate was a NC resident, and then there was Richard Stutts. Again, as I stated earlier, the folks doing the interviewing were the people with the city of Rock Hill. Chico, in answer to your question...I *think* this is the arrangement made between DSC and the city so that DSC had the "in" when it came to getting fields for games, etc. For instance, DSC will be involved in the grand opening...players in DSC uniforms doing demos, etc. It's my understanding, there will not be any of the other MANY clubs in the area acting in this capacity with regard to the grand opening. This is total speculation on my part. The local clubs that were interested in having "dibs" on Manchester all put in bids with the city. I don't know how that all played out but as you can see, the person who runs Manchester is now the Executive Director of Discoveries. I'm not clear on his EXACT role...I think DSC will still continue have a DOC...but don't quote me. I don't know if this clears up anything for you. Just as an FYI, I'm a long-time DSC parent but have had children also play at other area clubs at the same time as my son who plays for DSC.